14 Things To Create Inwards Medellín (And The Ane Matter Non To Do!)
Posted: 04/19/2019 | Apr 19th, 2019
Once considered i of the deadliest cities inwards the world, Medellín has undergone a transformation over the terminal 15 years that has made it i of the most modern places inwards all of Colombia.
The metropolis has acquire a lot safer, at that spot is a fantastic subway scheme too cable machine organization that could contender the best inwards Europe, lots of parks, novel buildings, libraries, restaurants, too a growing tech scene.
The metropolis has changed a lot, too y'all tin say the residents are real proud of everything they’ve accomplished. There’s a palpable sense of possibility inwards Medellin. Optimism too excitement were e'er inwards the air.
Medellín is instantly i of “it” cities inwards the world. Tourists swarm it, too foreigners (especially immature digital nomads) are settling too retiring hither inwards droves. It was the most cosmopolitan too international metropolis I visited inwards Colombia.
I spent unopen to a total of 3 weeks inwards Medellín.
If you’re looking to see Medellín (and I don’t view why y'all wouldn’t live on if you’re inwards Colombia), hither is a listing of my favorite things to do too view afterwards spending thence much fourth dimension there:
1. Explore the Numerous Parks too Plazas
Medellín’s year-round temperate climate makes it a perfect house to pass a lot of fourth dimension outdoors, where people are e'er lounging to a greater extent than or less too vendors are peddling nutrient too drinks. Two must-visit parks are:
- Plaza Botero – Botero is a famous creative somebody from Medellin known for his drawing too statues of oversized people. This plaza is dwelling to 23 Botero sculptures too is e'er packed with people taking photos, street performers, too artists. Located inwards the Old Quarter, you’ll discovery a twain of museums inwards the foursquare too.
- Parque Lleras – Located correct inwards the middle of Poblado, this common is total of people all solar daytime too night. There are street vendors, nutrient sellers, musicians, too people drinking into the wee hours of the night. It’s a wonderful house to people-watch too i of the best places to direct hold fun inwards the city!
2. Wander Parque Arvi
This common is worthy of its ain entry. Located inwards the mountains nigh the city, y'all tin direct hold the gondola correct from the subway to the park’s entrance. It’s a beautiful ride through the hills too offers some incredible views of the valley too city.
The common spans 16,000 hectares too includes trails that appointment dorsum over 1,500 years. At the common entrance, you’ll discovery a modest marketplace every bit good every bit trails to hike. To visit, y'all instantly direct hold to direct hold a guided tour. It costs 5,000-7,000 COP ($1.50-2.25 USD) depending on the trail (most trails are 2-4km long). Bird-watching tours are also available.
3. Explore Jardín Botánico
The botanical gardens, a placidity retreat from the dissonance too chaos of the city, host numerous events, concerts, too festivals throughout the year. They encompass over fourteen hectares too are dwelling to to a greater extent than or less 4,500 flowers too some 139 different aeroplane species.
There’s also a squeamish (if non overpriced) eating seat inwards the middle if y'all experience similar spending to a greater extent than fourth dimension hither relaxing too taking inwards the scene.
4. See a Soccer Match
Soccer (futbol) hither is organized faith and, if at that spot are games when you’re here, y'all should actually attempt to view one. Medellín has ii local teams: Atlético Nacional too Independiente Medellín. Supporters of each squad occupy bleachers at opposing ends of the stadium since things tend to acquire rowdy too tearing when they are nigh each other. Ticket prices are good nether 40,000 COP (under $12.50 USD).
5. Take a Day Trip to Guatapé
Guatapé is the most pop day-trip goal from Medellín. It’s a colorful pueblo (village) situated on the border of a lake nigh ii hours from town, too it’s possible to direct hold tours of the surrounding expanse yesteryear speedboat or political party boat (which is real pop with backpackers who pass a nighttime or ii here).
The principal attraction is El Peñol, a granite monolith with over 700 concrete stairs etched inwards its side. For a few chiliad pesos, visitors tin climb to the top for breathtaking 360-degree views of the region.
Guatapé is a long solar daytime trip from Medellín (hostels inwards the metropolis organize trips throughout the week), thence I recommend trying to pass at to the lowest degree a nighttime hither thence y'all aren’t rushed too tin taste the expanse lilliputian more.
6. Take a Free Walking Tour
One of my favorite things to do when I acquire to a novel metropolis is to direct hold a gratuitous walking tour. They’re perfect for getting an overview of a house piece giving y'all access to a local practiced who tin respond your questions.
Real City Walking Tours has a swell gratuitous tour that volition give y'all an informative introduction to the city. Don’t do whatsoever other tours; this is the exclusively gratuitous walking tour y'all need, too it’s the best inwards town. You’ll acquire a lot of information, too the guides are wonderful. Be certain to tip at the end!
7. Tour Comuna 13
This expanse was i time the most tearing purpose of Medellín. Murder, drugs, too tearing offense were rampant (it’s however non a security expanse to see at night). You used to direct hold to go through guards to acquire into this area; if y'all didn’t alive here, y'all weren’t allow in.
However, thank y'all to its street fine art (which was a reaction to heavy-handed police clitoris raids) at that spot has been a huge influx of tourists. That has made purpose of the expanse safer too led to a rising inwards line concern too commerce. It’s actually changed the cloth of the community. Local residents are fifty-fifty coming hither now, figuring that if the tourists are going, it must live on good!
You tin see yesteryear yourself or go along a tour (where a guide volition explicate the history of the expanse too the artists). Some of the improve tour companies are:
8. Visit the Museo de Antioquia
Founded inwards 1881, this interesting museum is dwelling to numerous pre-Colombian industrial plant every bit good every bit national too international industrial plant yesteryear famous artists (there are a bunch of Boteros hither too) too a broad diversity of photographs too sculptures.
Cl. 52 #43, +57 4-251-3636, museodeantioquia.co. The museum is opened upwardly Monday-Saturday 10am-5:30pm too Sundays 10am-4:30pm. Admission is 18,000 COP ($6 USD) per person.
9. Wander the Cementerio Museo de San Pedro
Built inwards 1842, this cemetery is also a museum where y'all tin view the monuments too graves of many famous Colombians piece learning nigh their lives too contributions. There’s a lot of large marble mausoleums too statues here. Keep an oculus out for special events such every bit midnight tours too motion painting nights. The cemetery is modest only it’s also unopen to the botanical gardens thence y'all tin do both i afterwards the other.
Cra. 51 #68-68, +57 4-516-7650, cementeriosanpedro.org.co. Open daily 7:30am-5:30pm. Admission is free.
10. See the Casa de la Memoria
This museum opened inwards 2012 too examines the history of armed conflict inwards Colombia. It sheds low-cal on the struggles the people of Republic of Colombia direct hold had to overcome to acquire where they are today.
It’s a real sobering too solemn house only it offers some of import insights. Don’t immature adult woman it.
Parque Bicentenario, +57 4-520-2020, museocasadelamemoria.gov.co. Open Tuesday-Friday 9am-6pm too weekends 10am-4pm. Admission is free, too at that spot is also a gratuitous sound guide y'all tin d0wnl0ad. Guided tours are available on Tuesdays too Fridays. Contact the museum for details.
11. Visit the Museo de Arte Moderno
The Museum of Modern Art, located inwards a refurbished industrial building, is an awesome operate of fine art inwards itself. There’s a ton of exposed area, giving it a actually charming feel. Many people direct hold a love-hate human relationship with modern fine art (it’s non my personal favorite, I admit) only fifty-fifty I enjoyed my see here.
The collection is small, only there’s also a beautiful photography department on the bottom floor. Even if it’s non your thing, it’s worth spending a twain hours hither to acquire a sense of the modern fine art scene inwards the city.
Cra. 44 #19a-100, +57 4-444-2622, elmamm.org. Open Tuesday-Friday 9am-6pm, on Saturdays 10am-6pm, too Sundays 10am-5pm. Admission is 12,000 COP ($4 USD) per person.
12. Take a Food Tour
If you’re looking to gustation a sample of what Medellín™ has to offer, at that spot are a twain of nutrient tour companies that tin help. It’s a swell agency to acquire a gustation for the local cuisine piece learning nigh the country’s traditions inwards the process. There are plenty of options, such every bit street nutrient tours from Toucan Café or to a greater extent than traditional local eating seat tours from Medellín City Tours. Both are goodness options!
Expect to pay 143,000-286,00 COP ($45-90 USD) per person.
13. Visit a Microbrewery
If y'all discovery yourself parched afterwards an afternoon of sampling the city’s delicious cuisine, consider taking a brewery or arts and crafts beer tour to quench your thirst. There is an up-and-coming arts and crafts beer scene inwards Colombia, too Medellín has over xxx breweries too microbreweries. These are some of the best places to attempt a local beer:
- 3 Cordilleras runs tours Th too Fri evenings, offering 5 samples for 25,000-30,000 COP ($8-10 USD) per person.
- Cerveza Premium Apóstol has a tour every Th at 6:30pm where y'all tin view the brewery, gustation a few drinks, too taste a snack inwards the process. Advanced booking is required, too tickets are 35,000 COP ($11 USD) per person.
- 20 Mission Cerveza has swell beer, swell food, too it’s a fun house to hang out too view people. They don’t offering tours, only they do host music events too DJs. It’s super pop too i of the best places inwards town to catch a beer.
- Brew House is a family-owned-and-operated brewery where y'all tin direct hold a tour too sample the offerings amongst their total pub menu.
- Medellín Beer Factory doesn’t offering tours, though it does brew its ain beer, with over 50 kinds on the menu! It’s a swell house to relax with friends.
14. Visit Comuna 8
Much similar Comuna 13, this expanse was i of the poorest inwards Medellín — too it however is. This district was actually isolated until the metropolis built a gondola from downtown, allowing people to acquire to operate a lot to a greater extent than easily.
La Sierra runs a tour to instruct people nigh the history of the area, and, dissimilar Comuna 13, it’s non overrun with tourists. It’s a modest district too the tour doesn’t terminal long, only y'all acquire a much to a greater extent than authentic expect at the metropolis too its people too history than y'all do inwards Comuna xiii (where the focus is to a greater extent than on street art). I highly recommend it; it was i of the most insightful experiences I had inwards Medellín.
Finally, Don’t Do the Escobar Tour!
The locals hither are non fans of Pablo Escobar. His tearing life too legacy caused untold amounts of impairment to the metropolis too its population, too piece it’s e'er goodness to larn nigh the history of a destination, glorifying this is non something I desire to support. You tin larn nigh his life online inwards a agency that doesn’t spit inwards the confront of the locals, many of whom don’t fifty-fifty utter his name. Out of honor for them, I encourage y'all to skip the Escobar tour.
Where to Eat inwards Medellín
I ate a lot inwards this metropolis — too it was amazing! Here are some highlights:
- Mondongo – Traditional Colombian nutrient inwards a relaxed atmosphere. Try the mondongo, a traditional tripe soup. It comes with a ton of side dishes (including giant avocados). Come early, every bit this house acquire packed. Try to avoid the weekend. (Cl. 10 #38-38)
- Carmen – High-end gastronomy with some of the best nutrient inwards all of Colombia. It’s expensive only worth it. It was the best splurge repast I had inwards the country. (Cra. 36 #10a-27)
- Mercado del Rio – An awesome nutrient courtroom offering all sorts of delicious nutrient from dozens of vendors. There’s something for everyone here. (Cl. 24 #48-28)
- 20 Mission – H5N1 swell microbrewery with delicious nutrient too! Try the IPA. (Cl. sixteen #43f-66)
- Pergamino Café – H5N1 chill café with some of the best java inwards town. I spent a lot of fourth dimension working here. They laid upwardly swell breakfast food, BLTs, too empenadadas. (Cra. 37 #8A-37)
- 37 Park – Another swell bar too eating seat with a rustic outdoor garden. (Cra. 37 #8A – 4)
- Hatoviejo – This is i of the best places to acquire traditional Colombian food. It’s pricey when compared to some of the hole-in-the-wall restaurants you’ll discovery throughout town. (Cl. sixteen #28-60)
I was never bored inwards Medellín. In a solid reason total of hype, this hyped-up metropolis is all that it’s cracked upwardly to be. It has plenty activities to create total weeks on end. Combined with the depression cost of go too living, it’s no wonder to a greater extent than too to a greater extent than people are visiting the city.
This guide tin assist y'all excogitation your trip. And piece it’s slow to acquire lost inwards Gringoland here, attempt to go out of Poblado or Laureles too view the locals’ side of town.
That’s where the magic of Medellín happens.
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- Happy Buddha Boutique Hostel – This is the biggest political party hostel inwards Medellín, thence if you’re looking to acquire crazy, this your best bet! The staff industrial plant difficult to maintain people happy (and drunk), including organizing drinking games, salsa classes, too pub crawls!
- The Wandering Paisa – This hostel is located inwards the upscale expanse of Laureles, which is the upwardly too coming touristy expanse of the city. All the dorms are covered inwards South American too Colombian cultural artwork yesteryear local students too each bed comes with a large locker too a privacy divider, which makes it easier to sleep.
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